A few days ago I watched a clip that posed the following question: Better Trilogy: Batman or Captain America? It is a great question and one that I will attempt to answer. For my money, these two trilogies are clearly the best that the comic book movie genre has offered thus far. The best way I can think of coming to a verdict is by ranking the six films in ascending … [Read more...]
The Six Most Influential Comic Book Movies Of All-Time (So Far)
I apologize to anyone born before 1978, because my list has a decidedly Generation X/"child of the 80's" feel to it. To be more specific, if it happened before 1980, it's probably not going to be on the list. And it's not because earlier superhero films (e.g. Batman (1966) "were not worthy," to para-quote Thor. It's because I wasn't around to see them! With that generational … [Read more...]
The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made, Revisited
With the banner year that 2016 has been, in terms of the volume and scale of its comic book movie releases, I couldn’t help but re-visit my list of the best superhero movies of all-time. My original list included 10 movies. This list includes five films, many which were included in the original 10. With Suicide Squad and Doctor Strange dropping in the coming months, I may … [Read more...]
The 5 Most Popular Superdads in Comic Book Movie History
In celebration of Father's Day, I decided to rank the top five superdads in comic book movie history below. 5. Odin. One could argue that the father of the second most powerful Avenger (Hulk being #1) should be ranked higher on this list because he is a god, ya know? But based on his relative obscurity outside of die-hard comic book fan circles until the … [Read more...]
Where Does Captain America Civil War Rank In The Marvel Cinematic Universe?
After the euphoria that I experienced after watching Captain America Civil War twice this weekend, me and my buddies couldn't help but think about where it ranks in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) pantheon. The list below is my attempt at doing just that. Captain America: The Winter Soldier. It's still number one to me, to quote rap legend KRS-1, until further … [Read more...]